In 2004, Steven Fergusson of the University of Manitoba in Canada showed that carnivores living in snowy environments, close to the poles, tend to have
longer penis bones to help them be more competitive.
In a new study published in Environmental Research, scientists examined samples of the
penis bone — a
bone called the baculum that allows some mammals to have
longer, more successful mating sessions — to see if environmental pollutants might be effecting their density.